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The Early Fiction of Maksim Gorky : Six Essays in Interpretation

Barratt, Andrew; Gorkii, Maksim · 1993 · Mare Booksellers

$38.00 (€34.48 | £28.76 | ¥6,069)

Nottingham, UK, Astra Press, 1993. Original Wraps. 155 pages including index. Six essays of literary criticism including Makar Chudra: self and other; Chelkash: Games Tramps Play; On the Raft, Father and Son, etc. NEAR FINE with very slight soiling to the covers, with a hint of …

Ye gods! The story of the fantastical farce.

Hudson, Eric and Richards, H. Grahame · 0 · Lost and Found Books

A$87.00 (€53.48 | $58.94 | £44.61 | ¥9,414)

London, Hutchinson, nd. 254 pp. hard cover with dustjacket. A novel based on the play by Eric Hudson and Stephen Robert. Sdescription VG/G. Edge tears to dust jacket, small areas missing at corners and top and bottom of spine, pages browned, overall very good book in good dust…

The Devil's Rooming House: the true story of America's deadliest female serial killer.

Phelps, M. William, · 2011 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Guilford, CT, Lyons, (2011). 1st PB ed. VG PB. Victorian Amy Archer-Gilligan dispatched two husbands and possibly as many as 66 others in fascinating detail. primarily in Archer's Home for Elderly People and Chronic Invalids, the inspiration for the play Arsenic and Old Lace. Ph…

Sing through the Day.

Society of Brothers, compiled and edited by, · 1969 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Rifton, NY, Plough Pub HOuse, 1969. 2nd ptg. G ex-library. The Rooster's Our Watchman; The Sun Is Rising Out of Bed; Come Out and Play; The Swing; The House of the Mouse; Squirrel Nutkin. The Obedient Kitten; Cobblers' Dance; Rain in the Night; Easter Greeting. Words and music, …

There's Nothing to Do, So Let Me Be You.

Berg, Jean Horton, · 1974 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,875)

Philadelphia, Westminster Press, (1974). 6th ptg. VG in G DJ. Baby raccoon was bored so he sent his parents outside to play while he did the housework. He tries new ways of doing things. and by lunchtime is ready to switch back. Drawings by Marabella are exceptional. DJ edge tea…

Arthur Schnitzler a short note about the man and his work.

Unknown, · 1927 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

NY, Simon & Schuster, nd (ca 1927). G PB. Short bio of Schnitzler taking about his wanting to see Hollywood. Gray binding, tanned on edges, drawing on ft cover &. decorative border, outer edge creased. Mentions that in fall of 1927 Schnitzler's most recent novel will be publishe…

Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat.

Verral, Charles Spain, · 1976 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Champaign, IL, Garrard Pub Co, (1976). G in G DJ ex-library. A poor homely kid who was always in trouble, Babe grew up in St. Mary's Industrial School in Baltimore where he learned to. play baseball. As a pitcher he won 92 games but the Boston Red Sox manager converted him to an…

Hide and Shriek!

DOWLING, PAUL · 1995 · Lady Lisa's Bookshop

£8.35 (€10.01 | $11.03 | ¥1,762)

a5 white nb, A & C Black (Childrens books). 1995. (ISBN: 9780713642896). Hardcover. Hardback no D/J internally good, one school stamp, some bumpin to corners of cover. One of a prizewinning series of thrillers, ghost stories and mysteries, this book is based on a game "Hide and …

Twilight Bar

ARTHUR KOESTLER · 1945 · Marion Pitman Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London, Jonathan Cape. 1945, First. Cloth. Book, "An Escapade in Four Acts" Visitors from another planet announce that the inhabitants of this one will be exterminated unless they can..prove that they are happy. Play. 76pages. Some marks on cloth; dustwrapper damp stained & bit …

After the Ball. Vaudeville Sketch in One Act

Shelland, Henry E. · 1906 · Mare Booksellers

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

New York, Dick and Fitzgerald, 1906. Wraps. Pale yellow wraps. 6 pp. plus ads. A play or long skit written for Vaudeville performances, featuring a young man and woman and a variety of short gags/jokes. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate soiling, minor spotting and staining to th…

Memories of Macclesfield

THE EDITORS · 1999 · Godley Books

£14.25 (€17.08 | $18.83 | ¥3,007)

Elland, West Yorkshire, True North Books Ltd. 1999. (ISBN: 1900463288) Hard Cover, 12 x 8.5 inches. Book in mint condition. pp. A collection of photos of Macclesfield, concentrating on the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Each black & white picture has detailed caption and they cover eve…

Not a Man in the House: A Comedy in Two Acts

SMITH, S. JENNIE · 1897 · Bluebird Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Chicago: T. S. Denison & Co, 1897. Stapled wraps. A script for the author's two-act play. In a stapled booklet with tan covers; titling and decorations to cover in black. --- Cover is detached but present, some pencilings here and there.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); 20 pages. Fa…

The Pub Trivia Quiz Book. (Illustrated by Morse Modaberi).

SEABROOK, MIKE. · 1997 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Brockhampton Press, 1997. 1st ed. "Expand your pub trivia knowledge, or play your very own pub quiz with this pocket-sized book - packed with hilarious and teasing questions relating to the demon drink. Guaranteed to refresh even the tiredest of minds!" Pp. 93, 33 illust…

SAGGI BIBLIOGRAFICI E STORICI INTORNO ALLE DOTTRINE ECONOMICHE..

Luigi Einaudi · 1953 · Libreria Bacbuc – Studio bibliografico Coisson di Giova

€22.00 ($24.25 | £18.35 | ¥3,873)

Roma, Storia e Letteratura, 1953. Un volume (25 cm) di XIII-368 pagine. A fogli ancora chiusi. Brossura editoriale (gora al dorso, un margine con erosioni). Le famose note di Einaudi, grande appassionato e collezionista di opere antiche di economisti: Smith e Galiani, Le Play e …

Gowans&Apos;S International Library: The Seven Princesses, Alladine and Palomides, the Intruder, Everyman

Maurice Maeterlinck; Anonymous · 1909 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)

London, Gowans and Gray, 1909-30. Paperback. Four plays published as part of Gowans's International Library, three of which are by the Nobel Prize winner Maurice Maeterlinck. Four volumes from 'Gowans's International Library&apos.Each volume is bound in decorative…

Cupid&Apos;S Whirligig; the Tragedy of Osmond the Great Turk, or the Noble Servant; the Fool Would Be a Favourit: Or, the Discreet Lover

Edward Sharpham; Edward Lodowick Carlell · 1926 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1926. Cloth. A limited edition reprint of three seventeenth century play. A limited edition set containing reprints of three seventeenth century plays. The present copy of 'Cupid's Whirligig' is number 112 of 550 printed. The pre…

The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Richard Brinsley Sheridan · 1821 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.73 | $303.91 | ¥48,537)

London, John Murray, 1821. Leather. An early posthumous collection of the plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, bound in impressive full leather. 'The School for Scandal' is a satirical comedy play first performed at Drury Lane Theatre in 1777. Featuring widow Lady Sneer…

L&Apos;Aiglon Drame En Six Actes, En Vers.

Edmond Rostand · 1903 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Paris, Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1903. Leather. A lovely copy of Edmond Rostand's magnus opus, his six act drama 'L'Aiglon&apos. Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand was a French poet and dramatist renowned for his associated with the neo-romantic movement. 'L'…

Sailor, Beware!

Kenyon Nicholson; Charles Robinson · 1933 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

On Murray Hill; New York, Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, 1933. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition script of the successful Broadway play, later a film, once owned by critic Clive Hirschhorn. An uncommon first edition, with original unclipped dust wrapper. From the…

The Old Maid

Zoe Akins [dramatised]; Edith Wharton [based on the novel] · 1935 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

New York; London, D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first issue copy of Wharton's novella, adapted into the critically acclaimed play by Zoe Akins. A first edition, first issue copy, with no mention of the Pulitzer Prize …